Raymond W. Schwarz
Jan. 15, 2014 - Raymond "Ray" W. Schwarz of Hayward died Jan. 15. He was 76.Schwarz was born Oct. 21, 1937 and was a native of Philadelphia, Pa. He received a bachelor's degree in physics in 1962 from UC Berkeley. He worked as a computer programmer for 16 years at…
Robert Long
Jan. 14, 2014 - Robert (Bob) Long died Jan. 14. He was 63.Long was born April 21, 1950 in Long Beach, Calif. to Marion W. and Ileen P. Long. As a Navy brat, he lived in several communities before his family settled into their home in Markleeville, Calif. when he was 11…
Stanley James Ekstrom
Jan. 11, 2014 - Stanley James Ekstrom of Woodland, Calif. died Jan. 11. He was 95.Ekstrom led an exciting life. He served in the Army in World War II, spent three years living in Bahrain and lived a post-retirement life in Incline Village and Reno, Nev. and Tucson, Ariz…
William Jolly
Jan. 10, 2014 - William (Bill) Lee Jolly of El Cerrito died Jan. 10. He was 86.Jolly was born Dec. 27, 1927 in Chicago, Ill. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry at the University of Illinois, where he met his wife of 41 years, Frances Ann Adams…
Sheila Faulkner
Jan. 6, 2014 - Sheila Faulkner of San Ramon died Jan. 6 after a brief illness. She was 66. Faulkner was born in Detroit, Mich., in 1947. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Oakland University, Rochester, Mich., in 1970 and in 1976…
Wesley Dale Ludemann
Jan. 6, 2014 - Wes Ludemann of Livermore died Jan. 6. He was 87.Ludemann was born in Iowa in 1926, but he grew up in a lot of places as his family moved around. At 20, he came to the San Francisco Bay Area and lived his last 50 years in Livermore.Ludemann earned a…
Ronald C Gunn
Jan. 4, 2014 - Ronald (Ron) C Gunn of Livermore died Jan. 4. He was 80.Gunn was born in Sacramento to Robert Lloyd Gunn and Gretchen Irene (Taylor) Gunn on April 12, 1933.Gunn graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor of arts degree in radio-TV-film. In…
Michael Selby Alton
Jan. 3, 2014 - Michael Selby Alton of Oakdale died Jan. 3. He was 73.Alton was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He lived in Livermore for 31 years, in Sequim, Wash. for 15 years, and Oakdale for a year-and-a-half.Alton worked in computer security for the engineering…
Sharon Lee Grace Kursave Danielson
Jan. 2, 2014 - Sharon Danielson of Bandon, Ore. died Jan. 2. She was 73.Danielson was born May 4, 1940. Throughout her career, she worked for The Spokesman Review, Mission Bay Investments and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.She enjoyed singing in church choirs,…
Sandra 'Sandy' Sue (Thompson) Taylor
Jan. 1, 2014 - Twain Harte resident Sandra "Sandy" Sue (Thompson) Taylor died Jan. 1 at Stanford Medical Center. She was 68.Taylor was born in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Charles Thompson Jr. and Nadyne Thompson, on Aug. 14, 1945. She met Grant Taylor in 1959 and…
Lorene J. Inslee
Dec. 27, 2013 - Lorene J. Inslee, of Cleveland, Tenn., died Dec. 27, 2013. She was 76.Inslee was born in San Jose, Calif. on Aug. 17, 1937 to the late Cirl and France Ribsi. She was of Catholic faith and a member of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church. She attended…
Lester Francis McDonald
Dec. 26, 2013 - Lester McDonald of Livermore died Dec. 26. He was 81.McDonald grew up in Oakland and graduated from Fremont High School. Soon after graduation he was drafted into the army. He married his high school sweetheart and they had three children, Judy, Cherie…
Jerry Cohen
Dec. 24, 2013 - Jerry Cohen, longtime resident of Livermore and Walnut Creek, died Dec. 24. He was 85.Cohen was born on Oct. 5, 1928, in Detroit, Mich. to Harry and Rose Cohen. He grew up in the Detroit area and went to high school at Cass Tech. Cohen attended college…
Ronald Schroeder
Dec. 22, 2013 - Ronald Schroeder, loving husband of Esther, died peacefully Dec. 22, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. He was 79.Schroeder was born Oct. 4, 1934, near Milwaukee, Wis. to Albert and Adeline Schroeder, and was the brother of Gloria and Delayne. He…
Paul Edward Hatch
Dec. 14, 2013 - Paul Edward Hatch of Manteca died Dec. 14 following a short illness. He was 61. Hatch was a much loved and loving husband and father. At his bedside were his wife of 42 years Darlene Hatch; daughter Jessica Hatch; granddaughter Aleesha Sanchez and…
John Sidney Hobbs
Dec. 13, 2013 - John Sidney Hobbs died Dec. 13. He was 54.Hobbs was born Feb. 9, 1959, and grew up in Laguna Beach, Calif. After attending College of the Redwoods in Eureka, Calif., he moved to Livermore until 1993. He was an adventurous guy and moved from there to…
Stan Trettenero
Dec. 5, 2013 - Stan Trettenero of Livermore died Dec. 5. He was 68.Trettenero was raised in El Sobrante, Calif. and attended DeAnze High School, graduating in 1963. After high school, he worked for Ortho, Standard Oil and worked on the BART Ashby Station. He later…
James B. Elliott
Dec. 5, 2013 - James B. Elliott of Oakland died unexpectedly on Dec. 5. He was 48. Elliott was a nuclear physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His wife Linda and daughters Mia and Noe, along with the rest of his family and friends, will miss him.…
Robert Ricker Baltzer
Dec. 3, 2013 - Robert (Bob) Ricker Baltzer died Dec. 3. He was 85. Baltzer was born Oct. 28, 1928 to Benjamin B. and Helen Baltzer in Quincy, Mass. where he grew up. After graduating from high school, he entered the Air Force at the age of 17, retiring after 16 years…
William E. Humphrey
Nov. 27, 2013 - William (Bill) E. Humphrey of Turlock died Nov. 27. He was 93. Humphrey was born in July 1920 in Monrovia, Calif. to Norman and Fannie Humphrey and was raised in the Phoenix area. After graduating high school, Humphrey joined the Army Air Corps. and…
